Experience

Air Force Recruiting Service

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commander

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Commands 10 flights and 85 military and civilian personnel covering 92,000 square miles throughout eight states in the Midwest and Southern United States. Partners with military, civic, educational, and community leaders to generate optimum awareness for Department of the Air Force accessions. Manages a $1.3 million budget, a fleet of 60 vehicles, and 40 recruiting offices charged with an annual accession of 1,400 new Airmen and Guardians for the Air and Space Forces. Commands 10 flights and 85 military and civilian personnel covering 92,000 square miles throughout eight states in the Midwest and Southern United States. Partners with military, civic, educational, and community leaders to generate optimum awareness for Department of the Air Force accessions. Manages a $1.3 million budget, a fleet of 60 vehicles, and 40 recruiting offices charged with an annual accession of 1,400 new Airmen and Guardians for the Air and Space Forces.



Air Education and Training Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Operations Officer

  • May 2021 - Dec 2022

  Directs unit operations for recruiting, training/evaluation of over 80 cadets as prospective Air Force officer accessions. Plans, directs and manages nationwide Field Training operations for cadet evaluations to include HR, IT, equipment & sustainment. Directs multiple community engagement and outreach events with business, university, organizational and government leaders. Develops and authorizes budgetary expenditures for cadet training. Directs unit operations for recruiting, training/evaluation of over 80 cadets as prospective Air Force officer accessions. Plans, directs and manages nationwide Field Training operations for cadet evaluations to include HR, IT, equipment & sustainment. Directs multiple community engagement and outreach events with business, university, organizational and government leaders. Develops and authorizes budgetary expenditures for cadet training.



United States Space Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Of Operations

  • 2019 - 2021

  Directed 24/7 orbital threat characterization of 27,000 satellites for US Space Command with a $2 billion global sensor suite comprised of 2 high powered radars and 3 optical surveillance telescopes strategically positioned around the globe. Responsible for all operational functions; crew force management, training, standardization & evaluation, tactics, mission analysis, maintenance, and weapon system sustainment and enhancement. Directed 24/7 orbital threat characterization of 27,000 satellites for US Space Command with a $2 billion global sensor suite comprised of 2 high powered radars and 3 optical surveillance telescopes strategically positioned around the globe. Responsible for all operational functions; crew force management, training, standardization & evaluation, tactics, mission analysis, maintenance, and weapon system sustainment and enhancement.



Air Force Special Operations Command

• Armed Forces
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Chief, Space Integration Division

  • Jun 2018 - 2019

  Responsible for coordinating space requirements, support, operations and training for Air Force Special Operations Command and US Special Operations Command to meet critical mission need for globally deployed joint units. Responsible for coordinating space requirements, support, operations and training for Air Force Special Operations Command and US Special Operations Command to meet critical mission need for globally deployed joint units.

• Chief, Space Weapons & Tactics

  • 2016 - 2018

  Directed space support/capability development for Special Operations Command to meet critical mission need for globally deployed units. Planned, directed and managed stand-up of Director of Space Forces staff to include HR, IT, training and sustainment for 1,300 operators. Directed multiple space operations missions; assessed risk and denied enemy space capability while simultaneously enhancing US capability. Developed/secured budgetary expenditures for operation and training of blue force tracking devices for US aircraft and personnel deployed to hostile engagement zones.

• Operations Officer & Assistant Professor, Aerospace Studies

  • 2012 - 2016

  Directed unit operations for recruiting, training/evaluation of over 800 cadets as prospective Air Force officer accessions. Planned, directed and managed nationwide Field Training operations for cadet evaluations to include HR, IT, equipment & sustainment. Directed multiple community engagement and outreach events with business, college, organizational and government leaders. Developed/authorized budgetary expenditures for cadet training. Directed unit operations for recruiting, training/evaluation of over 800 cadets as prospective Air Force officer accessions. Planned, directed and managed nationwide Field Training operations for cadet evaluations to include HR, IT, equipment & sustainment. Directed multiple community engagement and outreach events with business, college, organizational and government leaders. Developed/authorized budgetary expenditures for cadet training.



Air Force Space Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Officer

  • 2011 - 2012

  Led the Joint Space Operations Center's Command Section for over 400 Air Force, Joint, and Allied personnel. Advised and trained five division chiefs on administrative policies, staff procedures and commander's intent. Managed top-secret mission orders; facilitated commander's actions with the Pentagon, US Strategic Command, and Air Force Space Command to coordinate Space Situational Awareness for all Earth orbiting satellites.

• Chief of Orbital Analysis

  • 2010 - 2011

  Led 23-member team of Air Force and civilian personnel to maintain the Department of Defense's space object catalog of 22 thousand earth-orbiting satellites. Managed tasking of $3.2 Billion, 29-site global space surveillance network providing space situational awareness and satellite characterization for US Strategic Command. Advised and provided technical support to NASA & other national and international partners. Analyzed emerging training needs, developed procedures, and provided space operations training for crewforce; Earned “Tops in Ops” Award twice for superior training and leadership.

• Space Battle Manager

  • 2009 - 2010

  Led 6 member team responsible for tasking the $3.2 Billion global space surveillance system to provide critical on-orbit collision avoidance info to US and Allied human spaceflight programs. Managed detection of domestic and foreign space launches & spacecraft maneuvers to ensure spaceflight safety. Maintained the Joint Chief of Staff Satellite Target List and performed event threat analysis to ensure protection of all national space system assets. Supported Defense Intelligence Agency, National Military Command Center, USSTRATCOM & National Reconnaissance Office by providing time sensitive orbital data.

• Operations Flight Commander

  • 2005 - 2009

  Executed 24/7 space control mission using the $250M AN/FPS-85 radar system in support of US Strategic Command and intelligence community requirements; responsible for space surveillance operations, crew training programs, and procedure development. Provided on-the-job and classroom training for operational proficiency and preparation for impending domestic and international launch events; Earned inaugural General Lance Lord Award for greatest mission impact, improvements, innovations, and initiatives, #1 of 12 space operations units.